GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| connoisseur | expert |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |